This article from National Public Radio explores the implications of artificially inflated self-esteem on performance.

1. Do you believe thought changes experience or performance?  Can you think of examples in your own life to support this?

2.The study states an example of participants comparing cell phone plans under various conditions.  What could be some implications of this study in the field of product marketing?

3. Vedantam states “You know, 50 or 60 years ago, people thought you should actually be mildly critical of those around you to get the best out of them. And perhaps the last 20 years we’ve gone to the other extreme where we’ve over-praised people to some extent.” What do you think of this statement, and which method do you believe better improves performance?